NHS offering community blood pressure checks in a bid to reduce heart attacks and stroke
The NHS in Gloucestershire is supporting Know Your Numbers Week, an annual campaign led by charity Blood Pressure UK, with a series of health check drop-in events where people can get their blood pressure checked. One Gloucestershire’s Information Bus and the...
Save the date for our AGM – 27 September 4.10pm-5.30pm
In the context of a very challenging year across the health and care system, this is a good opportunity to reflect on, and celebrate, some of the achievements made possible by partnership working. We hope that you will save the...
NHS Gloucestershire appoints new Chief Nursing Officer
Following an open and competitive recruitment process, NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board are pleased to announce that Marie Crofts has been appointed as Chief Nursing Officer. Marie is currently Chief Nurse at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and has been...
BMA Junior Doctors’ industrial action – Friday 11 August (7am) to Tuesday 15 August (7am).
BMA Junior Doctors’ industrial action - Friday 11 August (7am) to Tuesday 15 August (7am). Cheltenham A&E will switch to a Minor Injury and Illness Unit (MIIU) from 8am on Thursday 10 August to 8pm the same day. Cheltenham A&E/MIIU...
New £5m GP surgery in Hucclecote gets green light from Council
Plans for a new £5m GP surgery near Gloucester received the backing of Gloucestershire County Council at a meeting on 19 July. The Council and NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board have been working together for some months to develop the...
Inspectors praise strong partnership helping to keep children safe
A report praising the multi-agency response to safeguarding children in Gloucestershire has been published today (3 August). Inspectors from Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) conducted a Joint...
Patient Administrator/Medical Receptionist opportunity at Winchcombe Medical Centre
Open Day, Tuesday 15 August 2023, 12pm - 6pm Winchcombe Medical Centre is looking for a Patient Administrator/Medical Receptionist to join its friendly and supportive reception team to work on the front desk and provide high quality primary care services...
Future secure for primary care (GP surgery) services in Westbury
NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (NHS Gloucestershire) has informed patients registered with Westbury Surgery that Forest Health Care will provide primary care services in Westbury from 1st August 2023. The news means that the services currently available for patients registered...